automatic short shifter?
12-24-2006, 01:38 PM
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Car: 86 TA, 91 B4C
Engine: 5.3, 4.8
Transmission: 4L80 4000, T56
Axle/Gears: 4.30 M12, 23.42 10 bolt
What shifter do you posess, your stock shifter can be customized but it is a pain in the butt, aftermarket such as the B&M mega shifter would require too much work because of chrome plating and the B&M logo down the lenght of the shifter,welding the shifter would leave a bead that would have to be ground down and would be possible to break, if the metal is weldable,the factory can be cut down re notched for the shifter button and the plastic piece in the tube must be cut just right for the button to still work.
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12-25-2006, 07:06 PM
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Car: 91 z28
Engine: 383 sbc, 88mm turbo a2w IC, CSU 750
Transmission: th-400 PTC 4000 stall
Axle/Gears: ford 9" 3.55 gear
if you shorten the stock shifter, the **** will hit the console when you shift it into the lower positions....i had an auto shift **** that sat down lower on the stick than the stock one and ran into this problem, so im sure shortening the stock one, it will have the same effect.
12-25-2006, 08:15 PM
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Car: GTA
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Mine is a stock shifter that has been shortened dramtically. I have no problems at all.
However I have a B&M sitting next to me going in soon.
However I have a B&M sitting next to me going in soon.
12-25-2006, 10:33 PM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am 15th anniversary
Engine: L69
Transmission: 700r
Axle/Gears: 3:73
Bascily to make my snake head shift **** clear my 4th gen dash a little better. It looks better imo too.
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12-26-2006, 04:33 AM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: LO3
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 LS1
Snake head shifter ?? Not talking about the chrome Cobra shift **** from *cough* Kragen and Pepboys ?
I'm wondering if I can adapt the shifter arm from a Cougar to my Camaro *L*, because I love the shifter **** on it *L* but I couldn't take the damn thing apart at the junkyard
I'm wondering if I can adapt the shifter arm from a Cougar to my Camaro *L*, because I love the shifter **** on it *L* but I couldn't take the damn thing apart at the junkyard
12-26-2006, 10:53 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am 15th anniversary
Engine: L69
Transmission: 700r
Axle/Gears: 3:73
also a auto short shifter has a better feeling when you manually run throught the gears. I had a friend who did it to a fiero.
12-26-2006, 11:28 AM
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Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
that doesn't look too bad and now i understand why you want to shorten it.
12-26-2006, 12:22 PM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am 15th anniversary
Engine: L69
Transmission: 700r
Axle/Gears: 3:73
Yeah the main problem is you have about 1/4 of a inch clearence from the button to the dash bezel. So you can't even get your hand back there.
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